It’s been around for a couple of seasons, but the messy topknot is likely to be around for a bit longer thanks to the Goody Simple Styles Bun Spiral ($6.99 at Walmart, select drugstores). I’ll be sporting it occasionally during the summer because now I can actually do the messy topknot, rather than the oh-did-I-not-pull-the-ponytail-all-the-way-through? look more appropriate for, say, cleaning the house rather than leaving the house. And of course, if the top’s not your preferred position, you can get things going a few inches lower.
Goody’s Island Sun line of hair accessories — floral clips, barrettes, headbands — adds some flirty fun. Hairstylist Brennan Demelo puts oversize yellow and orange flower clips into our model’s hair in the vid below. If you have really dark hair and want to make a subtle-yet-totally-fabulous statement, try a black oversize fleur. Goody has those in the collection too, naturally. ($3.99 to $5.99 at Walmart).
I’m not the only one who couldn’t pull off the topknot unaided, am I? Have you already tried this Bun Spiral thingie? Or the genius Spin Pins? (My hair-and-makeup-artist friend Andrea Claire has this eight-bobby-pin bun how-to if, like her, you’re better with the originals.)
Hair, Brennen Demelo/Brennen Demelo Studio. Video and floral-accessory photo shot with a Fujifilm Finepix F70EXR digi cam. Music, This Heart is a Stone by Acid House Kings.
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Thanks for sharing! Didn’t know this existed. I will definitely be on the lookout for it.
I’ve had great success with a similar one also by Goody: the Goody Simple Styles spiral bobby (image link below). Really simple – twirl a bun, then screw in the spiral pin into hair instead of pushing it straight in. I have very fine hair and regular bobby pins just fall out. This works soo much better.
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Glad you like, Lindsay! You mean the Spin Pins? Those are amazing. I use them every time I put my hair up — I use the new Mini Spin Pins to secure my messy bun when I use the Bun Spiral, too (my hair texture and length isn’t as malleable as the video-model’s). I’ve done posts on both, the Spin Pins and the Minis.
Yes, that’s them. I didn’t realize they came in a mini version! That’s perfect and even better than the regular size for my so-not-abundant head of hair. And love the triple mini-buns look that Joanna Goddard did!
I’ve been looking for a style for my beach wedding and the little buns would be perfect with some type of vintage hair jewel. Hmm, will definitely have to try my hand at recreating it.
Sounds perfect for a beach wedding, Lindsay! And Goody actually has some little spin-pin crystals that would be perfect! I’ll post on that tomorrow, shall I?
Wooo, please do!! So glad I found your blog as I’m planning my big day. ;)
Spin Pin Crystals? Oh these sound lovely! My daughters would love…
While I’m not really a fan of the top knot, messy or no, I love the spiral doodad. Goody is really coming out with some great accessories lately aren’t they!
Doodad! I love that word! Thank you for reminding me, Meeka!
Have you tried the spiral doodad for a low chignon? I’m gonna. And I absolutely agree. Goody’s doing really well at putting out smart hair-style aids and accessories — curious to see what they come up with next!
omg… must find!!!!
I know, right?? And I confess, until I saw it in action, I didn’t really get it. Tried it before and thought, meh. Changed my mind at this demo. Brennen even did it for me, too, then I recreated next day with excellent results!
I’ve been meaning to review mine for ages & you inspired me. I LOVE this line of Goody goodies. After years of breaking plastic hair accessories (some expensive nylon clips from Holts, over $20….) the metal stuff is awesome.
Thank you so much for this. I was actually just looking last week to find a better way (read the real-way) to improvethe look of my messy-bun. I’m also quite curious about trying Goodies smaller twist sprial accessories. I must get some and play with them a bit. Thanks for the inspiration!
Janine,
1. Thanks for the link referral!
2. I finally figured out the spin pins! I do still prefer bobby pins but that I blame my hairstylist mind.
3. Those bun gadgets look very cool! I love hair gadgets! Always fun to play with a new tool.
4. I don’t know Brennen, he’s a cutie.
5. What song is that? LOVE it.
and finally – is it ok if I do a shout out to Sandra Yang who was kind enough to post the Spin Pins to me in Singapore to give them a whirl… err… a twirl :) ? Goody should hire her to do PR! Maybe she can send me the bun ones now… LOL
xo
AC
My pleasure! And of course you can give a shout-out to Sandra — sounds like maybe Goody could use some Singapore exposure!
The song is credited at the end of the vid (I’ll add it to the post, too); it’s “This Heart is a Stone” by the Acid House Kings. Jaunty and light, right??
Ladies, can you pls tell me where I can find these gems. Every single time I go to Shoppers I head for the grooming section to no avail. Walmart isn’t convenient ’cause I live in the city. Where else should I go? I’m dying to try these out.
Hi Nadia!
Shoppers doesn’t carry Goody anymore; they replaced it with their own, more expensive line of hair accessories called Stylize. :-(
You can find Goody, though, at PharmaPlus as well as Loblaws, I believe!
Oh! Thanks for sharing – love the song. Of course love imabeautygeek, but that goes without saying!
xo
AC
xoxo right back :-)
i bought this bun spiral awhile back and couldnt get it to work on my butt-length hair. im a huge fan of the messy topknot, i do mine by using 2 or 3 of the stayput elastics (thick, not thin), and i thought it would be cool to try getting that same effect with the bun spiral, but no luck. (p.s. the bun in that video looks GOOFY! idk about anyone else, but i prefer mine not to tower 6 inches above my head lol). i also LOVE LOVE LOVE the spin pins, i bought them when they first came out and ive been a diehard fan ever since, im thinking of buying a few more sets in case i ever lose one, heaven forbid. the minis dont work as well for me for a plain bun but they do work for when i have a stray loop in my topknot that sticks out weird.
Hi Michelle,
Noted, re: the size of the bun in the vid, but I figured at least here, size didn’t matter as much as showing the how-to. *grin*
Am surprised the spiral didn’t work for you; could be a few more tries will yield better results. Then again, from your description of your own technique, you don’t really need it because you’ve mastered the messy topknot via a different technique. Kudos!
I feel the same love as you do for the spin pins, definitely!